From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 30 17:34:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E91416A4CE; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:34:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tigra.ip.net.ua (tigra.ip.net.ua [82.193.96.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 559B443D2D; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:34:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ru@ip.net.ua) Received: from localhost (oak.ip.net.ua [82.193.96.2]) by tigra.ip.net.ua (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8UHYNXo079183; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:34:23 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from ru@ip.net.ua) Received: from tigra.ip.net.ua ([82.193.96.10]) by localhost (rocky.ipnet [82.193.96.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 55271-06; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:34:22 +0300 (EEST) Received: from heffalump.ip.net.ua (heffalump.ip.net.ua [82.193.96.213]) by tigra.ip.net.ua (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8UHYL48078564 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:34:21 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from ru@ip.net.ua) Received: (from ru@localhost) by heffalump.ip.net.ua (8.13.1/8.13.1) id i8UHYOBM059551; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:34:24 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from ru) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:34:24 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov To: Gavin Atkinson Message-ID: <20040930173424.GA59526@ip.net.ua> References: <200409300915.i8U9FXpq055863@repoman.freebsd.org> <1096537395.3073.24.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> <20040930102140.GA57540@ip.net.ua> <1096555312.3073.34.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1096555312.3073.34.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ip.net.ua cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/reboot boot_i386.8 X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:34:26 -0000 --82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 03:41:53PM +0100, Gavin Atkinson wrote: > On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 11:21, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 10:43:15AM +0100, Gavin Atkinson wrote: > > > On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 10:15, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > > ru 2004-09-30 09:15:33 UTC > > > >=20 > > > > Modified files: > > > > sbin/reboot boot_i386.8=20 > > > > Log: > > > > FreeBSD has full support for multiple consoles since 2001. > > >=20 > > > I don't believe this is true. It is something I have implemented in = the > > > past (see http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4092A8EB.5090709 and PR > > > kern/66425). > > >=20 > > > If there is a way for dual console support to be enabled in a default > > > install, it should probably be documented somewhere. > > >=20 > > Um, your patch is about multiple consoles support in loader(8), > > which is, while related, is not about what I have touched. > > What I have touched was a stale comment that kernel does not > > support multiple consoles. Setting "boot_multicons=3D" in > > /boot/loader.conf, or using "boot -D" in the loader(8) will > > enable it. (I'm working on updating the documentation in > > this respect.) >=20 > OK. Sorry about the misunderstanding. I was under the impression that > "boot -D" still isn't passed through to the kernel, and that only a > single console would be used unless boot_multicons is set. I'll have to > try it again :) >=20 Support for this is machine-dependent. Most machines support it through the loader(8). Alpha is very different in that aspect. Passing flags from i386 boot blocks to loader(8) is not supported (I believe this is what your patch partially does?). Cheers, --=20 Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer --82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBXEOfqRfpzJluFF4RAhJ/AJ4zf34GQ5PgYAtcWZD2VesHghO7wgCglNz9 vMpuv32GXbKEQqhJjkMxHbU= =pDj1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --82I3+IH0IqGh5yIs--